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Crime vocabulary

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The lawyers in a court case who represent the side that accuses someone of committing a crime.

Prosecution

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Killing someone intentially.

Murder

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The result of the decision for the crime committed, often in form of punishment.

Sentence

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Taking what is not yours.

Steal

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Stealing from someone or someplace.

Theft

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Proof that someone was not in the place where a crime happened and so cannot be guilty.

Alibi

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Your reason why something happened.

Excuse

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A decision in a court of law saying if someone is guilty or not.

Verdict

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To examine facts in a court of law to decide if someone is guilty of a crime.

Try

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Is served a punishment for the crime that they committed.

Find guilty

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___________ is in prison for committing a crime

Convict

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Someone whose job is to discover information about a crime.

Detective

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Someone who controls a trial in court, decides how criminals should be punished, and makes decisions about legal things.

Judge

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The person in a court who is accused of a crime.

Defendent

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Something that makes you believe that something is true or exists.

Evidence

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____________ damages other people’s property.

vandal

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